| 2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | |
| Host City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Arena: | Granite Curling Club |
| Dates: | February 27-March 3, 2019 |
| Winner: | Cory Christensen and John Shuster |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The 2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from February 27-March 3, 2019 at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington.[1] Cory Christensen and John Shuster won the tournament, earning the right to represent the United States at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger, Norway.[2] [3]
Nine teams qualified for the championship based on their performance on the World Curling Tour:[4]
The remaining three teams qualified through the 2019 USA Curling Mixed Doubles Challenge Round:
The 2019 USA Curling Mixed Doubles Challenge Round was held December 19 to 23, 2018 at the Grand Forks Curling Club in Grand Forks, North Dakota.[5] Ten teams competed in triple-knockout tournament,[6] with the top three teams earning a spot at the Championship. Husband and wife duo Peter and Maureen Stolt were the first to clinch one of the available berths when they defeated Taylor Anderson and Derrick McLean in the 'A' bracket final.[7] [8] Anderson and McLean then dropped down to the 'B' bracket final where they had another opportunity to earn one of the final two berths, which they did when they defeated Ann Podoll and Nathan Parry.[9] Losing the 'B' bracket final knocked Podoll and Parry down to the 'C' bracket semifinals. Podoll and Parry made it through their semifinal match to face Clare Moores and Lance Wheeler in the 'C' bracket final.[10] Tied at 7-7 after eight ends, Moores and Wheeler scored one in the extra end to secure the final team slot at the Mixed Doubles Championship.[11]
The following 12 teams qualified for the event:[12]
| State(s) | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | |||
| Derrick McLean | |||
| John Shuster | |||
| Mac Guy | |||
| Matt Hamilton | |||
| Chris Plys | |||
| Joe Polo | |||
| Kroy Nernberger | |||
| Sean Beighton | |||
| Peter Stolt | |||
| Alex Leichter |
| width=275 | Pool A ! | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson / Dropkin | 4 | 1 | |
| Christensen / Shuster | 4 | 1 | |
| Persinger / Plys | 4 | 1 | |
| Sinclair / Beighton | 2 | 3 | |
| Anderson / McLean | 1 | 4 | |
| Moores / Wheeler | 0 | 5 |
| width=275 | Pool B ! | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson / Polo | 5 | 0 | |
| Hamilton / Hamilton | 3 | 2 | |
| Roth / Nernberger | 3 | 2 | |
| Walker / Leichter | 2 | 3 | |
| Good / Guy | 1 | 4 | |
| Stolt / Stolt | 1 | 4 |
Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 pm
Thursday, February 28, 10:00 am
Thursday, February 28, 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Friday, March 1, 10:00 am
Friday, March 1, 2:30 pm
Friday, March 1, 7:00 pm
The playoffs consisted of a 6-team bracket with the top two teams receiving byes in the quarterfinals.
Saturday, March 2, 2:30pm
Saturday, March 2, 7:00pm
Sunday, March 3, 11:00am